My role at SAMS
I am employed by SAMS to work on the exciting Changing Arctic Oceans, NERC-funded DIAPOD project. I will be working closely with David Pond on conducting lipid analysis of copepods with the overall aim to develop a predictive understanding of how the biomass dominant marine zooplankton taxon Calanus will be affected by future climate change in the Arctic.
I also manage SAMS' research vesselsresearch vessels.
Fieldwork experience
Loch Etive zooplankton nets
RRS JCR Barents Sea Cruise July 2017
RRS Shackleton Rothera cruise to UK with transport aquarium
Rothera Research station field work
Relevant training courses
Power boat level 2
Sea survival
STCW 95
Marine radio VHF licence
HSE IV professional diver
Qualifications
2015 BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography. Plymouth University
Employment history
Since July 2017 Arctic Technician. SAMS
2015-17 Marine Assistant. British Antarctic Survey
Publications
Inall ME, Brearley JA, Henley SF, Fraser AD, Reed S (2021) Landfast ice controls on turbulence in Antarctic coastal seas. JGR Oceans https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017963